Jordan Parsons Posthumously Diagnosed with CTE

According to a report from the Boston Globe, former Bellator
MMA fighter Jordan
Parsons is officially the first mixed martial arts fighter to
be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Dr. Bennet Omalu revealed that CTE was discovered posthumously in
the brain of Parsons, who was tragically struck and killed in a
hit-and-run accident by an alleged drunk driver in May. University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian's Dr. Julia K. Kofler
performed the autopsy on Parsons.

Parsons, who was a rising prospect with a 2-1 record in the
Bellator cage, was walking in a crosswalk when a Range Rover struck
him and fled the scene. Parson had to have the bottom half of his
right leg amputated but eventually succumbed to his injuries and
passed away.

“These findings confirm that the danger of exposure to CTE is not
limited to just football, hockey, and wrestling,” Omalu was quoted
as saying in the Boston Globe report. “Mixed martial arts is also a
dangerous sport, and it’s time for everyone to embrace the
truth.”

CTE has become a hot-bottom topic in recent years with a myriad of
former NFL players being posthumously diagnosed with the disease.
Omalu also revealed that former WWE wrestling stars Balls Mahoney,
who died from a heart attack, and Axl Rotten, who died of a heroin
overdose earlier this year.